Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.5 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.80
€5.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$31.72
€30.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$101.28
€97.11
|
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